George Bevir

Before joining IBC George Bevir was facilities and technology editor at weekly UK magazine Broadcast where he launched Broadcast Tech, a bi-monthly magazine about the technology used to create and deliver TV. Before joining Broadcast he lived in Dubai where he wrote about the telecoms, media and technology industries in the Middle East and Africa. Before moving into journalism, George worked for Red Bee Media as a transmission scheduler.

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News
Premier League extends UK TV deal following Covid disruption
2021-05-13T09:28:00
The Premier League has agreed to extend its current deal with UK broadcasters, rolling over the live and non-live agreements with Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon Prime and BBC Sport.
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RTS announces programme awards winners
2021-03-17T09:45:00
The Royal Television Society (RTS) has announced the winners of its Programme Awards 2021, with Michaela Coel picking up three wins for her BBC series I May Destroy You.
Executive Interviews
Interview: Cara Sheppard, Twickenham Studios
2021-03-10T16:43:00
After a majorly disrupted 2020, production in the UK looks to be well and truly back on track and Twickenham Studios, led by managing director Cara Sheppard, is keen capitalise.
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Twickenham Film Studios appoints new technology director
2021-03-10T13:09:00
Twickenham Film Studios has appointed Tomasz Witkowski as director of technology and engineering.
Industry Trends
Q&A: The role of mentoring in helping women to Rise
2021-03-08T14:25:00
IWD: As part of its efforts to boost gender diversity within the broadcast tech and services sector, in 2018 Rise launched a mentor scheme to help women advance their careers. IBC365 spoke with two graduates of the 2019 programme about its impact on their careers.
News
MovieLabs appoints Spencer Stephens to production technology and security role
2021-03-04T10:54:00
Motion Pictures Laboratories (MovieLabs) has appointed Spencer Stephens to the role of Senior Vice President, Production Technology and Security.
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NEP Group acquires VISTA Worldlink
2021-03-04T10:14:00
NEP Group has acquired VISTA Worldlink, the US-based transmission service provider.
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BBC leads RTS Programme Awards with 40 nominations
2021-03-02T13:05:00
The RTS (Royal Television Society) has released the shortlisted nominations for the RTS Programme Awards 2021, with the BBC leading the way with 40 nominations.
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Rise launches first-of-a-kind college mentoring programme
2021-02-26T15:06:00
Rise has launched a mentoring programme for young women who are about to embark on a career in the broadcast media industry.
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Honeycutt appointed chair of IBC Council
2021-02-15T10:00:00
Former Discovery, Fox, and Google executive John Honeycutt has been appointed chair of the IBC Council.
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IBC365 Themed Week: Media Supply Chain
2021-02-11T14:58:00
IBC365’s latest themed week explores the vital role and key components of an effective media supply chain for all media organisations and content owners.
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IBC extends Technical Paper submission deadline
2021-02-04T14:10:00
The deadline for submitting a Technical Paper for the IBC2021 Conference has been extended to Monday 8 February.
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IBC365 Themed Week: Flexible Production
2021-01-25T13:26:00
IBC365 will explore the subject of flexible production during its first themed week of 2021, taking place 25-29 January.
News
Jordan appointed NEP global CTO
2020-12-16T19:53:00
NEP Group has appointed Andrew Jordan to the role of global chief technology officer (CTO).
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SMPTE elects new president
2020-12-15T14:39:00
EBU head of media fundamentals and production Hans Hoffman has been elected by the SMPTE membership to serve as president for the 2021-22 term.
Video
Video: NBC’s Deborah Turness on responding to Covid-19
2020-09-11T13:00:00
NBC News international president Deborah Turness explains how the broadcaster responded to the coronavirus.
News
Postgate steps down as BBC CTO
2020-09-07T07:39:00
Matthew Postgate has resigned from his role as chief technology officer of the BBC.
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NEP Group announces new CEO
2020-08-13T16:10:00
Former Sky Deutschland and Fox exec Brian Sullivan has been appointed CEO of NEP Group.
News
RTS opens Student Television Awards
2020-08-10T13:36:00
The Royal Television Society (RTS) has launched this year’s RTS Student Television Awards, which are set to be presented at an awards ceremony in June 2021.
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Rise opens entries for annual awards
2020-07-27T11:15:00
Entries are now open for the annual Rise Awards, which celebrate talent across the industry whether as a manufacturer, service provider, engineer or broadcaster.